Emma Metcalfe Hurst

Volunteer Work

Posted by emmamh in Event, Gallery, Podcast, Presentation, Volunteer, Writing

Volunteer Work ACA@UBC, Graphic Designer. Designed new ACA@UBC logo and promotional materials (ongoing). SLA@UBC, Association Member. UNIT/PITT Projects/Society for Art and Critical Awareness, Treasurer and Board Member. Participated in the Fundraising Committee, the Institutional Memory Committee, and the Hiring Committee. Managed gallery budget with Director/Curator and identified funding sources. Developed fundraising events and activities. Assisted with Succession Planning, Institutional Memory development, and hiring process for the new Director/Curator; including screening applicants, conducting interviews, and administration tasks. Assisted with on-boarding the new Director/Curator. Moniker Press Studios, Studio Member. Charcuterie (publication) /…read more

Jan.04

Coming Out of Chaos: A Vancouver Dance Story

Posted by emmamh in Archives, Curatorial, Event, Media, Performing arts, Podcast

Fall 2021 – Coming Out of Chaos: A Vancouver Dance Story Coming Out of Chaos: A Vancouver Dance Story is an archival research and oral history project produced by Karen Jamieson Dance that recounts that looks back at the early collaborative work Coming Out of Chaos (1982) to tell a story of the emergence of contemporary dance in Vancouver. I had the opportunity to interview 17 established and mid-career contemporary dancers, choreographers, administrators, dance historians and critics, as well as six of the original Coming Out of Chaos collaborators. The…read more

Jan.01

Acts of Transfer: Performance Art in the Western Front Archive

Posted by emmamh in Archives, Curatorial, Film, Media, Performing arts

Spring 2018 – Acts of Transfer: Performance Art in the Western Front Archive Acts of Transfer: Performance Art in the Western Front Archive is a web-based archival project that I developed for a newly digitized A/V collection of performance art by women-identifying artists at the Western Front from 1975-2006. I conducted a rigorous permissions process by contacting artists directly, documenting how (and if) they want their work presented online, and offering them copies of their digitized works. The final product materialized as an interactive media timeline that hosted 65 newly…read more

Jan.01

Access Gallery

Posted by emmamh in Archives, Contemporary art, Curatorial, Event, Gallery

2015-2016 – Curatorial Assistant, Access Gallery Worked closely with Kimberly Phillips, former Director/Curator at Access Gallery to develop and execute curatorial projects, public programming, publications, and Access Gallery’s inaugural travelling artist residency Twenty-Three Days at Sea, on a container/cargo ship. Hosted exhibition tours and assisted with more than 8 public events. Conducted studio visits with artists. Assisted with grant writing, reports, and budget management. Performed daily administration and docent tasks including: opening/closing gallery, email correspondence, greeting visitors, conducting sales of gallery merchandise. Installed 5 exhibitions. Generated promotional materials and managed gallery…read more

Jan.01

Nanaimo Art Gallery

Posted by emmamh in Collection, Contemporary art, Curatorial, Event, Gallery, Writing

2016-2017 – Curatorial Intern, Nanaimo Art Gallery Assisted with the development and research of 7 gallery exhibitions and public programs alongside Nanaimo Art Gallery Curator, Jesse Birch. Co-curated Dream Islands/Island Dreams exhibition and public program with Jesse Birch. Independently organized LIT LIT LIT LIT: Nanaimo at Nanaimo Art Gallery’s ArtLab, featuring readings by 4 established and emerging writers. Copyedited promotional materials and publications. Assisted with design and production. Performed exhibition installation of artworks and archival materials in a public gallery setting. Generated shipping and condition reports. Documented gallery programming (photography…read more

Jan.01